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...produce. To compensate for those shortfalls, Sarkozy is considering introduction of a "social value added tax" on top of the nearly 20% VAT already in place. Opponents say that will not only shift the brunt of France's tax burden away from high income earners to consumers, but also sap spending set to plunge when prices on most foods are expected to spike this autumn due to grain shortages...
Talk to a romance fan, and you'll find she is one unfulfilled woman. "I'm as opposed to sap as the next guy, but intelligent romantic movies, either dramatic or humorous, are few and far between," says Lisa Salazar, 45, a divorced Houston attorney who likes movies enough to have seen 92 last year and maintains a little blog sharing her opinions. She's not the only one. "I asked my friend Alyssa for some advice on romance, and she said that she sticks to the classics," says Genna Gallegos, of Golden, Colo. "She's a huge...
...ever to keep alive strong traditions of independent college journalism. Paternalistic and censorial college administrators, whether in Illinois or at the University of Southern California, where last year the student election of the Daily Trojan’s editor in chief was blocked by administrators, or elsewhere, will only sap the abilities and sense of responsibility of budding reporters...
...deranged antics.Historically, radio has been successful because of its ability to attract listeners and keep them tuning in for special broadcasts and new music.Satellite radio has adopted the format of everything that is wrong with commercial radio today—generic classic rock and pre-planned programming sap any sort of individual character from the different satellite stations.The radio industry needs to be focused on technologies that can bring radio back to what it does best in terms of live music and new ideas. Leave talk about satellite to the lawyers and the dealmakers; even after 100 years, traditional radio...
Harvard’s next president, whoever the poor sap turns out to be, should come in prepared to have his or her own accomplishments, leadership style, ideas, and overall individuality monumentally overshadowed from the first day in office. The public, after having been so expertly conditioned by the media, will likely be interested in little else than whether or not the new president is the "Anti-Summers," "Summers Reincarnated," or some as-yet-undiscovered middle ground—which will, of course, still have something to do with Summers. Beyond this being pretty sad for the individual, the University...